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Teddy Roosevelt: “The right is reciprocal, and in our last treaty with China it was explicitly recognized as inhering in both nations.”

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The right is reciprocal, and in our last treaty with China it was explicitly recognized as inhering in both nations.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

Roosevelt emphasizes the reciprocal nature of rights between nations, particularly in treaties with China.

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